Market Update

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in his post-FOMC meeting press conference on Wednesday that every meeting going forward is going to be a live meeting (i.e. there could be a 25bps rate hike) and, if it’s appropriate to move rates up more quickly, we will do so. Additional Quotes:“It’s certainly …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in his post-FOMC meeting press conference on Wednesday that the US economy is very strong and the Fed thus expects to reduce the size of its balance sheet. The slowdown from Omicron was mild and brief, Powell added, noting that labour markets are extremely tight …

The Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2018, but it is already time for the market to look beyond this move. While there are complicating factors such as the war in Ukraine, the most prominent issue for the Fed is that economic …

The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had voted to lift the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) target range to 0.25-0.50% from 0.00-0.25%, as expected. In the Fed’s updated statement on monetary policy, it signaled that further rate hikes would likely be appropriate, as …

Russia is spiraling closer to a historic debt default that could ripple throughout the global economy after the U.S. and its European allies hit the Kremlin with a slew of crippling financial sanctions. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine nearly one month ago, the biggest attack on a European state in decades, …

The Canadian dollar advances some 0.30% vs. the greenback amid an increased risk appetite. Discussions between Russia-Ukraine would continue, though fighting remains. The USD/CAD pair slides for the second straight day in the week, ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision amid a risk-on market mood, as geopolitical jitters around …

The USD/JPY pair continues to move higher and, just under 118.50, is on course for an eighth successive day in the green territory.The pair is eyeing a break above late-2016/early-2017 highs in the 118.60s. Markets are risk-on in the lead up to the Fed announcement amid signs of progress in …

Ukraine has reportedly rejected Russian claims that it was open to adopting a model of neutrality comparable to Sweden in peace talks, reported the Independent on Wednesday. Russian negotiators said that Kyiv had offered to become a de-militarised state, but Ukraine responded by saying that it needs “legally verified security …

Canadian inflation hit 5.7% YoY in February, according to Statistics Canada’s latest headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) release on Wednesday. That was above the expected rise to 5.5% from 5.1% in January. The MoM increase in the headline CPI in February was 1.0%, a little above the 0.9% expected and …

Canadian inflation hit 5.7% YoY in February, according to Statistics Canada’s latest headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) release on Wednesday. That was above the expected rise to 5.5% from 5.1% in January. The MoM increase in the headline CPI in February was 1.0%, a little above the 0.9% expected and …